1.  Entry Task: ( Place your journals on desk to be checked)  In your reading you learn that Harry joins the army. Is this a good decision? Support with evidence from the novel  When you are finished with the Entry Task please use the next 15 minutes to read.

2. Students will be able to... Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing Examine and apply the elements of exposition Examine and apply the elements of argumentation

3. Synthesis Paper Embedded Assessment 2.1 – Writing a Narrative Activity 2.11 – Thanksgiving – personal history/reflection Activity 2.10 – The Hunger of Memory - Allusions Activity 2.5 – Pick one – pacing Activity 2.4 - Kaffir Boy – narrative using dialogue (completed) Activity 2.3 - Funny in Farsi – personal (cultural) narrative elements (completed) Activity 2.2 – “Where I’m From” poem - narrative poem(completed)

4. Create a chart (on your entry task paper) Narrative ElementsDetails from the Narrative Setting Characters Point of View Sequence of Events Theme

5. Narrative Pacing: the speed at which a narrative moves. A writer shows pacing with more details and longer sentences. Fewer details and longer sentences have the effect of increasing the pace. Fast paced: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=commercial+that+is+fast+paced&FORM=VIRE5 #view=detail&mid=03A912459A23D828468F03A912459A23D828468F https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeK5ZjtpO-M Slow paced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbdjnJ-xb8

6. Narrative Writing: Write a narrative about a time when you made an important decision about yourself. Vary the pacing in your narrative by using a variety of sentence types. Be sure to: use descriptive details to help the reader understand your story. Provide a smooth progression of experiences or events, using transitions to move the story. Vary the pacing through the use of details and sentences

7.  Tallgrass pages 200 – 225 1. During a visit to the Snow’s hardware store, Rennie thinks, “[Betty Joyce had] given up, and that was worse than if she’d been angry” (Dallas 206). Why does Rennie believe this? Support your response with one specific quote (textual evidence) from the reading. Cite your evidence correctly. 2. Do you agree that Betty Joyce giving up is worse that her being angry? Explain your position. 3. How have Rennie’s view of the Japanese-Americans changed since the beginning of the novel? Give two specific examples of forces/events that have caused this change. 

8. Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the targets? 1. Analyze how culture affects identity and perceptions 2. Practice effective speaking and listening skills that build capacity for collaboration/communication 3. Analyze the concept of voice in reading and writing 4. Examine and apply the elements of exposition 1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today that you found interesting? 2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future classes?